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Tag Archives: Game On Dude

Jun
01
2012

Game On Dude back in Californian Stakes on Saturday

The well-regarded Game On Dude, drawn wide and forced to rush the pace of the 2012 Dubai World Cup (G1) before fading to twelfth, will make his first start back from the desert on Saturday in the Californian Stakes (G2) at Betfair Hollywood Park.  Chantal Sutherland, who drew much attention for her first mount at [...]

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Mar
27
2012

Baffert has heart attack in Dubai, resting well

Trainer Bob Baffert suffered a heart attack in Dubai early Monday and is resting comfortably in a UAE hospital.  The trainer of Game On Dude and The Factor, going in this year’s Dubai World Cup and Dubai Golden Shaheen, respectively, has had plenty of success in the UAE before, winning the world’s richest race with [...]

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Feb
26
2012

Projected 2012 Dubai World Cup Field #1

As conditions develop and change over the weeks leading up to the 2012 Dubai World Cup, we will provide our second annual projections for the field, limited to 14, and run over 2,000 metres of the Meydan Tapeta.  Before we dive in – we remind the reader – we could be entirely wrong.  The connections [...]

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Mar
15
2011

Game On Dude out of Dubai World Cup

Late Monday in California, connections of Game On Dude, recent winner of the Santa Anita Handicap, reported the colt has a hoof abscess that will keep him from the race, discovered in the hours before the long trip.  Whether or not this opens the door for any other American runners to get into the field, [...]

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Mar
11
2011

Chantal Sutherland to be first woman to ride in Dubai World Cup

Reports to DubaiRaceNight indicate that Game On Dude, controversial winner of the 2011 Santa Anita Handicap (G1), has received a formal invitation to the Dubai World Cup (G1).  Further, Chantal Sutherland is scheduled to retain the ride for Bob Baffert, making her the first woman to ride in the world’s richest race.  Baffert has trained two Dubai [...]

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Mar
08
2011

Game On Dude to Dubai World Cup?

In a shocking development, one that will surely bump some likely contender out of the Dubai World Cup (G1), trainer Bob Baffert announced that Saturday’s Santa Anita Handicap (G1) winner Game On Dude will next start in the $10 million race, if invited (itself a question at this point).  The opinion of DubaiRaceNight.com, as of [...]

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